Makes perfect sense. Invasive species reduced, native species given a leg (or fin) up, and predators given real food like they'd find in the wild.

Saw a red-tailed hawk snag a squirrel off of a 495 on-ramp. It flew right in front of the windshield, with the furry guy dangling from the hawk's talons. Felt sad for the squirrel....but man, was it cool to see a raptor doing his job.

kokomo61:Makes perfect sense. Invasive species reduced, native species given a leg (or fin) up, and predators given real food like they'd find in the wild.

Saw a red-tailed hawk snag a squirrel off of a 495 on-ramp. It flew right in front of the windshield, with the furry guy dangling from the hawk's talons. Felt sad for the squirrel....but man, was it cool to see a raptor doing his job.

Something similar happened to me before. I was driving in Toledo (Ohio) down a major road and all of a sudden a pigeon starts flying in front of me at my speed. At first, I was; "aw, that's pretty neat." Until a freaking hawk dive-bombed the sucker and almost crashed into my windshield.

I quickly went from "Holy shiat!" to "Damn that was cool!" after my heart returned to my chest.

I have an uncle who worked for the federal forestry service. His son now does the same thing, but for whatever the state level agency in Alaska is called. Both are avid hunters and fishermen who "love" animals--with a side of potatoes.

Rostin:I have an uncle who worked for the federal forestry service. His son now does the same thing, but for whatever the state level agency in Alaska is called. Both are avid hunters and fishermen who "love" animals--with a side of potatoes.

Goldfish are probably the first manmade animal. The ancient Chinese breeding fancy goldfish from carp, artificially selecting them for various shapes and colors. They also developed decorative koi from carp. Goldfish were generally kept indoors, koi outdoors.

I worked briefly on San Clemente Island off the California coast. They have an endangered bird, the loggerhead shrike, that a team of biologists was coaxing back to viability. This apparently involved waking up really early to prep the "pinkies." This involved taking tiny, nearly hairless mice, bashing their heads into the curb to stun them, and offering their bloody little maimed bodies to the birds held in captivity at the bio station.

The thing that boggled my mind was that the people who did this were the same ones who screamed and threw a fit if you used butter in their "vegan" pans.